Vladimir Putin's ex-wife Lyudmila has married a man 21 years her junior, according to reports in Moscow. The 58-year-old former Russian first lady appears on official records to have changed her name as if she is now the spouse of a known friend, dashing businessman Arthur Ocheretny, 37. If she has wed him, it mirrors the...
A video of a surprisingly capacious off-road vehicle, seemingly capable of transporting an endless number of children, has gone viral on the Russian internet. The footage recorded in a rural area somewhere in Mongolia captures the moment when as many as 35 children and three adults get out of a rather small-looking off-road...
The German city of Freiburg says it is banning migrants from its nightclubs due to complaints by women of sexual harassment at the hands of asylum seekers and the stabbing of a bouncer by a migrant. One woman told the Badische Zeitung that she had been in a club in December, when a large group of African men accosted her....
English singer-songwriter Colin Vearncombe (aka Black), who rocketed to global success in the late 80’s with his hit Wonderful Life, has died. His death comes two weeks after he was in a car crash in County Cork in the south of Ireland.The 53 year old had been in a medically induced coma since the accident, which took...
A 17-year-old Danish girl who said she was sexually harassed in Denmark now faces a fine for using pepper spray against her attacker. The man who pulled her to the ground and tried to undress her fled the scene without any charges. The incident took place in the center of the small town of Sonderborg in southern Denmark at...
China’s official newspaper warned billionaire investor George Soros not to bet against the Yuan in a front-page opinion piece, as China tries to boost confidence in its home currency, also known as the renminbi, which has dropped 5 percent since August. “Soros’s war on the renminbi and the Hong Kong dollar...
Copenhagen, Denmark. Danish lawmakers are to vote Tuesday on controversial legislation that would empower authorities to seize cash and valuables from asylum seekers to help cover their expenses. The so-called jewelry bill would allow the seizure of valuables worth more than 10,000 Danish kroner (about $1,453). Items of...
The graphic video captured the moment from three angles as a white Fiat 500 turned into the road at speed and collided with a 53-year-old victim. He did a full flip over the car after being hit and was left motionless on the road in the Kemptown area of Brighton, East Sussex in the UK, as the callous driver sped off. The man,...
Air Canada announced it will increase its non-stop flights from Vancouver (YVR) to Brisbane (BNE), Australia, beginning June 17. The flights will increase from three times a week to once a day. “Customer response to our announcement of the only non-stop flights between Canada and Brisbane has been very positive, and we...
Before Walt Disney came Henry Flagler, who made Florida a tourist hotspot by laying rails along the state’s east coast. Now, a new high-speed train is set to follow in his tracks. Gilded Age industrialist Henry Flagler knew a thing or two about tourism; he’s a big reason why St Augustine, West Palm Beach and Miami...
U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter is scheduled to preview the Pentagon's fiscal 2017 budget request in a speech on Feb. 2, a week before the White House sends its budget plans to Congress, two U.S. defense officials said on Monday. Carter is expected to highlight the broad themes of the Pentagon's budget request and its...
Queensland Police like to have fun. Be like Queensland Police. The Queensland Police Service have managed to do in one post what officers the world over have failed to do for decades ‒ gain the respect of the public. Of course this is a major generalization, but you get the idea. Like all good things on the internet, what was...